predawn attack. the target, an apartment building hundreds of miles from the front lines. and abortion rights advocates score victories in the unlikeliest of places, attempts to impose new bans fall short in a pair of red states. are they one-offs or warning signs for the republican party? we start with federal prosecutors poring over hours of new testimony from vice president mike pence. one of the few people with firsthand knowledge about former president trump s efforts to block certification of the 2020 election. pence s testimony came less than a day after a judge rejected trump s last ditch effort to block it. i want to bring in nbc s ryan reilly who s been covering all of the developments for us. also nbc s vaughn hillyard with the former president and his supporters in manchester, new hampshire, brendan buck who served as an aide to republican house speakers paul ryan and john boehner, and an msnbc political analyst, and carol lamb is a federal former rather for
district of columbia have legal access to cannabis, but the lack of federal legislation is leading small dispensary owners with big problems. this is one of the highest testing strains in montana. the owner of bozeman based dispensary grizzly pine. we need to move past the conversation about whether or not cannabis exists or should exist and move towards regulated industry that is normal. even legal cannabis businesses are anything but normal. every week elliott drives hours in an unmarked van to deposit cash at one of the few banks willing to work with him. as a dispensary owner, he can t access most major financial institutions or take credit cards since selling marijuana is still against federal law. we have been fortunate enough to fine a local credit union. reporter: elliott s careful not to ruin his relationship with a local bank that keeps his business compliant with the law. is there anything else that you as a cannabis business
Despite widespread trends in state-level legalization and decriminalization of high-THC cannabis and growing acceptance of cannabis among Americans, cannabis and cannabis products remain illegal under federal law.